Cliona

from Fairy & Folk Tales by Joshua David Ling

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Collecting all the food she made, 
Keavy bolted into the yard. 
She spotted Erin doing her work too, 
Taking care of the yard.
 In the briefest moment possible,
She nuzzled Erin's neck.
 Her hands were still full with that basket of food. 
Erin smiled,  

Erin: "You look like a wreck!"

  Keavy : "I love you, Erin!"

Was Keavy's only reply, 
As she spotted her destination. 
A faded red gypsy wagon,
 And inside it lived a sensation.
  She recalled the days of her father's love
 Into her memory. 
When an old and beggarly Gypsy woman
 Asked him for a spot of tea.
 She remembered how fond of old Cliona
 She was even back then. 
And how her Father gave her a place to park,
 When she wasn't travelling again.  

Keavy knocked and entered the wagon.

  Keavy: "I'm sorry that I'm late!
 But I made up for it, see?
 I put an extra loaf on your plate!"  

The old woman in her gypsy garb 
Turned 'round and said

  Cliona: "Thank you.
 But be mindful of your step-mother! 
She'd gladly tell me to shoo! 
If she had slightest inkling
 That you brought me so much food."

  Keavy: "Yes, Madame Cliona. 
But remember, my Father was strong. 
He made sure that legally, 
You can stay here 'til you're gone."  

She bade Cliona a fond farewell 
With a hug and a kindly kiss. 
There were still many more chores
 That she couldn't afford to miss.

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from Fairy & Folk Tales, released February 26, 2021

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Joshua David Ling Augusta, Georgia

I am Joshua David Ling, and I am a storyteller. I’ve been telling stories ever since I was a wee tot in diapers. Mom and Dad couldn’t stop me, no matter how hard they tried. Of course, it didn’t help that I had a steady diet of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and other anachronistic tales that instilled in me a sense of wonder, longing, and chivalry. ... more